SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) preview Kentucky's upcoming fall camp and season preview! recap how things went for Kentucky in 2022 (1:00), coaching breakdown for the Wildcats (4:30), returning production breakdown (11:30), transfer portal breakdown (14:15), recruiting class breakdown (24:15), grading offensive position groups (26:15), grading defensive position groups (31:30), top 10 rated Wildcats (37:25), biggest fall camp questions (39:20), 2023...
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 884
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) preview Mississippi State's upcoming fall camp! recap how things went for Mississippi State in 2022 (1:30), coaching breakdown for the Bulldogs (5:15), returning production breakdown (15:00), transfer portal breakdown (18:30), recruiting class breakdown (26:00), grading offensive position groups (28:00), grading defensive position groups (35:00), top 10 rated Bulldogs (38:30), biggest fall camp questions (40:00), 2023 ...
Jun 20, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 883
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) preview South Carolina's upcoming fall camp and season! SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: We will be holding a free meet and greet at a Nashville bar the weekend before SEC Media Days (3:45), recap how things went for South Carolina in 2022 (8:00), coaching breakdown for the Gamecocks (11:00), returning production breakdown (17:30), transfer portal breakdown (21:30), recruiting class breakdown (28:30), grading South Carolina’s off...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 882
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) react live to the 2024 SEC schedule release! Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com Call In Line: (615) 965-5152 All show music comes via Nashville band Crimson Calamity; check out their work by clicking the link below: https://open.spotify.com/artist/29HGeJEcYHBJlyt4xIcLBw?si=GJoEOr0YSoeqWkrjhCc0Ug Donate to cousin Shane’s beer fund via CashApp: $thatSECpodcast We have t-shirts for sale! Check out our merchan...
Jun 15, 2023•51 min•Ep. 881
SEC Mike Bratton (@MichaelWBratton) and his Cousin Shane (@BigOrangeVolz) preview the upcoming fall camp & season for the Texas A&M Aggies! recap how things went for Texas A&M in 2022 (4:00), coaching breakdown for the Aggies (7:15), returning production breakdown (16:15), transfer portal breakdown (20:20), recruiting class breakdown (26:00), grading Texas A&M’s offensive position groups (27:30), grading Texas A&M’s defensive position groups (34:00), 2023 schedule preview (42...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 880
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) preview Mizzou's upcoming fall camp! recap how things went for Mizzou in 2022 (2:00), coaching breakdown for the Tigers (4:00), returning production breakdown (10:45), transfer portal breakdown (13:30), recruiting class breakdown (19:15), grading Mizzou offensive position groups (20:30), grading Mizzou defensive position groups (28:30), top 10 rated Tigers (34:30), 2023 schedule preview (37:00), Mizzou game by game pre...
Jun 13, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 879
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) preview the upcoming Arkansas Razorbacks fall camp! recap how things went for Arkansas in 2022 (3:00), coaching breakdown for the Razorbacks (6:30), returning production breakdown (14:00), transfer portal breakdown (20:00), recruiting class breakdown (30:30), grading Arkansas offensive position groups (32:00), grading Arkansas defensive position groups (36:35), top 10 rated Razorbacks (41:30), 2023 schedule preview (44...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 878
Dave Bartoo joins the show! Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com Call In Line: (615) 965-5152 All show music comes via Nashville band Crimson Calamity; check out their work by clicking the link below: https://open.spotify.com/artist/29HGeJEcYHBJlyt4xIcLBw?si=GJoEOr0YSoeqWkrjhCc0Ug Donate to cousin Shane’s beer fund via CashApp: $thatSECpodcast We have t-shirts for sale! Check out our merchandise store featuring shirts, hoodies, stickers, coffee mugs, pillows, phone cases and more: htt...
Jun 11, 2023•40 min•Ep. 877
Tennessee radio legend Tony Basilio joins the show! Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com Call In Line: (615) 965-5152 All show music comes via Nashville band Crimson Calamity; check out their work by clicking the link below: https://open.spotify.com/artist/29HGeJEcYHBJlyt4xIcLBw?si=GJoEOr0YSoeqWkrjhCc0Ug Donate to cousin Shane’s beer fund via CashApp: $thatSECpodcast We have t-shirts for sale! Check out our merchandise store featuring shirts, hoodies, stickers, coffee mugs, pillows, p...
Jun 11, 2023•28 min•Ep. 876
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) is joined by Florida insider Nick Knudsen ( @NickKnudsenFB ) of Read and Reaction! The key to every team overachieving this season (2:00), Florida insider Nick Knudsen of Read & Reaction joins the show! (9:30), previewing their Florida Gator preseason magazine (10:30), the magazine contains incredible insight into every SEC program’s recruiting footprint and why that’s important (14:00), evaluating Billy Napier’s f...
Jun 09, 2023•58 min•Ep. 875
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are joined by Tennessee radio legend Tony Basilio ( @TonyBasilio )! Jacksonville Jaguars new stadium renders released Florida-Georgia’s future home? (3:00), updated SEC over/under win totals released (4:30), Alabama (5:30), Arkansas (6:30), Auburn (7:00), Florida (8:00), Georgia (10:00), Kentucky (12:20), LSU (13:00), Ole Miss (14:00), Mississippi State (15:15), Mizzou (16:30), South Carolina (17:00), Tennessee (18:00)...
Jun 08, 2023•52 min•Ep. 874
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are joined by Dave Bartoo ( @CFBMatrix ) Cousin Lyle from Alaska offers to teach Cousin Shane some fat guy yoga (2:30), what’s the best position group per SEC team (3:30), Dave Bartoo aka the CFB Matrix joins the show (16:30), why the smart move for the SEC is to stay at 8 conference games (17:30), why staying at 8 games won’t hit the SEC with the Playoff committee — it will actually help the league (28:15), why colleg...
Jun 07, 2023•59 min•Ep. 873
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are back talking some SEC football! Predicting the 2024 SEC schedule for all 16 teams (4:00), Alabama (9:30), Arkansas (15:40), Auburn (20:15), Florida (23:30), Georgia (29:00), Kentucky (30:30), LSU (33:15), Oklahoma (36:20), Ole Miss (37:45), Mississippi State (39:30), Missouri (42:00), South Carolina (45:20), Tennessee (47:30), Texas (49:30), Texas A&M (51:10), Vanderbilt (56:00) Advertising inquiries: thatsecpo...
Jun 06, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 872
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) is joined by Rusty Mansell ( @RustyMansell_ ) of On3 DawgsHQ from the RCA Studio in downtown Nashville, Tennessee on3 NIL event in Nashville (1:00), going from working the steel mill to chairman of the Georgia High School Hall of Fame (4:00), the key to success in this business and being offered a college GM job (6:30), relationship being key to success (8:00), the time Rusty got VIP treatment at The Masters (11:00), making the move to On3 to own a piece of ...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 871
For some reason, SEC Mike was asked back on The Paul Finebaum on Friday. During this appearance, we discussed the SEC scheduling decision to stay at 8 conference games for the 2024 season, Nick Saban going back on his desire to play more league games and predicting LSU to win the national championship this fall. Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com Call In Line: (615) 965-5152 All show music comes via Nashville band Crimson Calamity; check out their work by clicking the link below: ht...
Jun 03, 2023•10 min•Ep. 870
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are back talking SEC football! SEC Schedule update: the league will stay at 8 games for 2024 (2:00), the SEC plans a special show to reveal the 2024 football schedule (4:00), SEC Hotline question: name the best offenses & defenses in each division: starting with the SEC East offenses (7:30), best SEC West offenses (16:00), best SEC East defenses (24:45), best SEC West defenses (30:30), New rivalry trophy ideas (36:...
Jun 02, 2023•44 min•Ep. 869
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) recap Day 2 of the SEC Spring Meetings! No decision on the future of SEC scheduling, but the excuses have begun down in Destin (1:15), Sam Pittman on why he supports an 8-game schedule and the value of NIL (8:00), Texas A&M and Texas found a way to feud at the spring meetings (15:30), Lane Kiffin is always going to take an opportunity to troll Jimbo Fisher (17:30), opening weekend kickoffs announced (19:30), Week 2...
Jun 01, 2023•41 min•Ep. 868
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) recap Day 1 of SEC Spring Meetings SEC on CBS announces first game of the 2023 season (1:50), guessing the SEC on CBS doubleheaders (5:30), how the SEC scheduling format will look if the league votes to stay at 8 games (10:00), Nick Saban on SEC scheduling format and latest NIL complaints (14:00), Eli Drinkwitz’s went viral after his comments were taken out of context and he explains why the SEC should go to 9 games (2...
May 31, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 867
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are back talking SEC football! SEC Spring Meetings have begun in Destin (3:00), the debate over 8 or 9 conference games has begun (5:00), That SEC Hotline: Which QB that didn’t start last season will surprise the most this season? (17:15), which SEC coach would we want to be our tag team wrestling partner? (32:35) Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com Call In Line: (615) 965-5152 All show music comes via Nash...
May 30, 2023•45 min•Ep. 866
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are back talkin' SEC Football! Cousin Shane is going in for a sleep study (1:00), SEC reveals a few kickoff times for next season (1:30), Athlon Sports Preview Magazine has been released (7:30), Athlon’s preseason SEC East predictions (8:45), Athlon’s preseason SEC West predictions (13:45), ranking each SEC teams offense, defense, home field advantage, coaching and highest rated player if NCAA Football video game was r...
May 26, 2023•46 min•Ep. 865
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are back talkin' SEC football! Cousin Shane’s latest Big Orange Walks update (1:45), World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party staying in Jacksonville through 2025 (8:00), Week 1 SEC point spreads released (13:45), Florida at Utah (15:00), South Carolina vs. North Carolina (15:45), Ball State at Kentucky (16:30), UMass at Auburn (17:15), New Mexico at Texas A&M (18:30), Tennessee vs. Virginia (19:00), MTSU at Alabama ...
May 25, 2023•53 min•Ep. 864
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are back talkin' SEC football! Cousin Shane shares his latest Big Orange Walks update (1:15), it’s time for some SEC East bold takes (6:00), starting with some incredibly bold fan takes (6:30), Joe Milton going to break the single-season SEC passing record (15:30), Mizzou wins 10 games this season (18:30), Kentucky wins 10 games this season (22:50), Josh Heupel leads Tennessee to another win over Alabama — this time in...
May 24, 2023•30 min•Ep. 863
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are back talking SEC football! former Arkansas QB Clint Storner gave Cousin Shane a shoutout following a recent Big Orange Walks (4:30), latest buzz on the SEC scheduling model heading into the upcoming SEC Spring Meetings (10:45), Mike & Cousin Shane share their hottest SEC West preseason takes along with their favorite fan takes (23:00), Alabama will win it all this season, then Nick Saban will retire (23:30), Ol...
May 23, 2023•55 min•Ep. 862
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) is joined by Josh Pate ( @LateKickJosh ) of Late Kick from our downtown Nashville RCA Studio! Josh on creating the best college football show on the internet (1:00), how did Josh go from being on the local news to one of the leading voices in college football so quickly? (4:30), Josh’s advice on growing a show and finding a bigger audience (12:00), getting paid to travel to the best college football game each week during the season (14:00), having complete c...
May 22, 2023•55 min•Ep. 861
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) is joined by South Carolina beat writer Ben Portnoy ( @bportnoy15 ) of The State! Cousin Shane has started his Big Orange Walks (1:00), Auburn suspends starting running back Jarquez Hunter (2:30), Kentucky landed an elite QB commitment (4:45), updating the SEC’s transfer portal rankings following the second portal window (7:30), South Carolina beat reporter Ben Portnoy of The State joins the show! (12:00), what is it like covering Shane Beamer’s program (13:...
May 19, 2023•46 min•Ep. 860
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are joined by CFB Handicapper Brad Powers ( @BradPowers7 ) Cousin Shane is already regretting his Big Orange Walks (1:00), great news for fans of the NCAA Football video game (5:00), breaking down SEC West win totals: Alabama (10:00), Arkansas (16:00), Auburn (19:30), LSU (22:30), Ole Miss (25:00), Mississippi State (27:30), Texas A&M (29:30), win totals Mike really likes (31:15), Heisman Trophy odds from the SEC W...
May 18, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 859
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are back talkin' SEC football! the ACC about to implode? what could that mean for the SEC (1:00), ESPN announces some early SEC kickoffs (11:30), breakdown of SEC East Over/Under win totals (14:15), Florida (15:15), Georgia (22:50), Kentucky (26:30), Missouri (29:00), South Carolina (31:15), Tennessee (38:30), Vanderbilt (46:00), our favorite Heisman Trophy preseason odds from the SEC East (49:00) Advertising inquiries...
May 17, 2023•57 min•Ep. 858
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) is joined by Kelley Ford ( @KFordRatings ) of KFordRatings! Georgia lands commitment of nation’s No. 1 overall prospect, QB Dylan Raiola (1:00), all 10 of the nation’s top QB recruits are now committed — six to SEC programs (4:00), Kelley Ford of KFord Ratings joins the show! (5:00), how big of a variable are transfers when doing college football analytics? (8:30), how difficult are SEC schedules? 11 of the nation’s 14 toughest schedules are SEC schedules (1...
May 16, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 857
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are back talking SEC football! we made the cut and will be returning to SEC Media Days for the upcoming Nashville event (1;15), Cousin Shane is bringing back his 100 days of walks (5:00), SEC Hotline: Which QB will start for each team Week 1 & how likely will that QB be to remain the starter by midseason? (8:30), Alabama (10:30), Arkansas (16:00), Auburn (17:30), Florida (19:45), Georgia (20:45), Kentucky (22:30), ...
May 15, 2023•46 min•Ep. 856
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are back talking SEC football! Jimbo Fisher on kicking Alabama’s ass again (1:45), Jimbo changing his transfer strategy is another positive this offseason (5:00), Lane Kiffin defends Nick Saban’s honor (8:00), World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party finally going to be moving out of Jacksonville? (9:45), creating the dream SEC road trip for the 2023 season (14:00), Week 0 (16:00), Week 1 (17:15), Week 2 (20:30), Week 3 ...
May 12, 2023•53 min•Ep. 855
